On 09/13/2010 09:47 AM, Wayne Stambaugh wrote: > Is there a set criteria for the Boost include files that are part of Kicad? > The reason I ask is I wanted to use boost::shared_ptr to solve an issue I was > having while working on the new component library code an found that there are > some missing header files that prevent using boost::shared_ptr. This was > easily solved by adding the missing files to the Kicad source. I had just > assumed (mistake on my part) that we were using the full Boost header install. > Obviously that is not the case. I just wanted to make sure there is no > technical (or philosophical) reason not to include the additional headers > required to use boost::shared_ptr before I make any commits. Maybe we should > just include all of the Boost headers rather than a subset even though it > would > add quite a bit of code to the Kicad source. Anyone else have any thoughts on > this? > > Wayne >
I probably would never personally use shared_ptr because in my mind it is slightly beyond what an average C++ programmer uses on a day to day basis, and it obscures the clear notion of "object ownership". I have never (I am old, this is a long long time, and countless lines of code) been in a position where I could not assign object ownership clearly to one container over another. If ever this became obscure, I would probably backup and take another look. Object ownership is something to keep one's eye on. Dick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
